expenditures

noun

plural of expenditure
1
as in expenses
a payment made in the course of achieving a result you'll have to drastically cut back on your clothing expenditures if you hope to save anything

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2
as in efforts
the active use of energy in producing a result the expenditure of the nation's military might on wars that may or may not involve the national interest

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Recent Examples of expenditures Screenshot The company’s capital expenditures were roughly $2 billion combined in 2024 and 2025, with expectations of $725 million this year. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures that would have been unallowable or not recommended in one or more of these states. — Aneri Pattani — Kff Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026 Yet, despite decades of effort and millions in capital expenditures, true end-to-end lineage across a complex enterprise mosaic of custom builds and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products remained an elusive goal. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Revenue from red light camera fines would be required to be reinvested in street safety improvements and could not be used for the city’s general fund expenditures. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Yet the Fed pays more attention to a separate gauge, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, which is running hotter than the CPI. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expenditures
  1. expenses
  2. efforts
  3. costs
  4. works
Noun
  • The district's diesel expenses have exceeded tens of thousands of dollars in extra costs, Deans said, also noting that several of the district's vehicles also run on gasoline.
    — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Please keep in mind that this will be the only gofundme set up going directly to his expenses.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • Minneola City Councilman David Yeager’s efforts to annex his new home into the city earlier this summer sparked a nasty debate on the council that led to two members being censured last week for incivility.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Search and rescue efforts are only just beginning, and these first hours are filled with uncertainty, but also with hope.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of efforts
Noun
  • Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Restaurants and private grocery stores are struggling to stay open because of higher supply costs and lower consumption.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of costs
Noun
  • Her international exhibitions attracted huge crowds and her works often sold for more than $1 million.
    — Kaori Kaneko, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Other highlights include the 50th anniversary of Anacostia Park’s beloved roller skating pavilion; fairs dedicated to works by female artists; and international festivals with food, music and dancing.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of works

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“Expenditures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expenditures. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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